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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students 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 many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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