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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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