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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners 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 institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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