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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning technology have empowered students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. 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 mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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