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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free 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 several topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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