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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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