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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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