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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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