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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in online education are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants 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. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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