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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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