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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open education ventures. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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