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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. 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. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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