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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in 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. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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