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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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