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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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