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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are commonly free 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 many issues that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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