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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally 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 numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to understand these new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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