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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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