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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like New Caledonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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