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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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