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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in 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. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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