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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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