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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Scientists want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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