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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in digital education technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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