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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily 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 numerous topics that blended learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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