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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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