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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Macedonia to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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