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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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