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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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