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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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