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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education technology make it possible for students all around the world to take online classes. 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 MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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