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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are usually free for learners 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 several issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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