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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students 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 a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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