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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. 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 massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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