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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take online classes. 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 massive online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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