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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. 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. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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