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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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