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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in e-learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Educators want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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