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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in learning technology enable learners all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also reviews the most important 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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