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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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