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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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