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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. 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 online MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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