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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in digital education technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily 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 numerous subjects that online education institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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