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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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