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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part 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. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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