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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free 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 subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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