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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better grasp these important new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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