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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in digital education technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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