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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students 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 a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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