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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of 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 MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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