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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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