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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes 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 massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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