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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. 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 MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bermuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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