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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in elearning technology make it possible for humans 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. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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