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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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