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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Chad to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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