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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. 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 MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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