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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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