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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like El Salvador to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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