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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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