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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always 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 several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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