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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning have enabled learners all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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