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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in digital education technology enable humans in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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