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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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