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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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