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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily 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 quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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