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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic educational technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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