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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. 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 open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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