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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free 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 numerous issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Liberia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these intriguing new open educational ventures. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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