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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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