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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take courses 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. These MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Angola to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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