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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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