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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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