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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOCs are generally 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 several topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Baker Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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