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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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