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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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