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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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