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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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