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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Andorra to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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