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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are typically free for students 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 many issues that blended learning institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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