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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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