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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education have enabled students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to be more aware of these compelling new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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