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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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