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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. 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 MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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