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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online education technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cyprus to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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