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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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