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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in learning technology enable humans all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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