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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses 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 massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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