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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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