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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic educational technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these open education experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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