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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology enable people all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. 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 lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open education ventures. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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