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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. 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 MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this 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 dramatic new book also talks about the major 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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