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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning are enabling people all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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