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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic educational technology have enabled people all around the world 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. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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