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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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