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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. 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 MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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