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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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