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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Abkhazia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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