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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in online education are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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