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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in 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. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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