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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. 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 generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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