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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning have empowered students all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Isle of Man to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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