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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning make it possible for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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