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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Professors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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