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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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