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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. 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 online MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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