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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in e-learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in 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 free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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