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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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