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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better perceive these intriguing new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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