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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily 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 numerous issues that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better understand these promising new open education ventures. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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