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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Sudan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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