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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in learning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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