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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in courses 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 MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open education ventures. People want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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