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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in digital education technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Monaco to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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