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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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