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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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