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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology enable humans all around the world to take part in online classes. 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 online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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