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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Malta to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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