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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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