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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology enable learners all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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