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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open education ventures. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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