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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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