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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free 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 elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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