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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses 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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