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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning enable people all over the world to take classes 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 generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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