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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning are enabling learners all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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