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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like El Salvador to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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