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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online 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 numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Moldova to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Trainers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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