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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes 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 online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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