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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Luxembourg to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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