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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in elearning enable people in nations all around the world to take part in 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 customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these new open educational ventures. People want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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