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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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