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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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