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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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