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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also deals with 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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