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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not 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 blended learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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