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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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