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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes online. 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 MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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