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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in 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. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Denmark to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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