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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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