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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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