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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology 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. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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