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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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