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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education ventures. Instructors want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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