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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Marshall Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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