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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses 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. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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