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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in elearning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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