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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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