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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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