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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Montserrat to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better grasp these promising new open education ventures. Instructors want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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