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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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