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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate 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. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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