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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive online courses are commonly 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 issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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