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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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