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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily 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 quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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