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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners 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 elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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