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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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