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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning enable learners all over the world to take classes 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. MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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