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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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