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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. 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 normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Educators want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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