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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. 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. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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