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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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