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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. 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 massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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