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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online courses. 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. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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