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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. 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 MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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