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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like India to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Students want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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