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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sudan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)