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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. 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 massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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