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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open education ventures. Students want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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