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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in digital education technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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