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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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