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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning have empowered learners all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like The Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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