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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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