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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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