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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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