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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take 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. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Navassa Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open education undertakings. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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