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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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