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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students 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 topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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