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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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