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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are considering now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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