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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning have empowered humans all around the world to take online courses. 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. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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