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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tonga to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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