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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take courses 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 MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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