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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tokelau to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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