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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Aland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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