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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free 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 a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open education ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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