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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always 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 several issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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