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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually 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 several issues that online education organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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