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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants 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. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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