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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. 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. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like India to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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