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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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