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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are normally free for students 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 several topics that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Belize to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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