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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning enable students all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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