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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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