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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open education undertakings. Educators want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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