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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. 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 massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better understand these fascinating new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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