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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in 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 MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Educators want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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