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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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