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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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