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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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