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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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