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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. 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. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Slovakia to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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