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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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