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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Maldives to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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