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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. 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 online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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