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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in digital education technology enable people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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