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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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