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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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