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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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