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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in electronic educational technology enable humans all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Isle of Man to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Researchers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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