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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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