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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology are empowering humans all around the world to take courses 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. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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