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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. 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 MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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