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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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