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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in digital education technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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