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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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