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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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