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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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