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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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