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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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