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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education