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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part 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. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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