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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education have enabled students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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