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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Monaco to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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