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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants 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 online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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