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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate 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. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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