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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in elearning have provided the means for students all around the world to participate 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 classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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