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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning are enabling humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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