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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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