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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning enable learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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