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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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