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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. 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 online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better comprehend these significant new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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