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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take 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. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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