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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in 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 massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open education ventures. Trainers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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