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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free 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 topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open education initiatives. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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