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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to participate 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 MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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