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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning enable humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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