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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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