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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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