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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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