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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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