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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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