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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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