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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take 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. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to understand these promising new open educational ventures. Educators want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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