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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Greece to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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