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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. 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 commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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