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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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