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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education technology enable humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students 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 a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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