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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth 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. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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