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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because 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 make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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