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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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