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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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