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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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