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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC classes 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 many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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