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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open education ventures. Instructors want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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