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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education make it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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