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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners 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 quite a few issues that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open education endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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