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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are commonly 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 subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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