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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. 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 commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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