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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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