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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take 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 massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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