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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take 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 MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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