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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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