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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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