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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Micronesia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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