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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning enable humans in nations all around the world to take 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. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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