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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in elearning are enabling learners all over the world to participate in courses online. 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 MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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