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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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