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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly 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 several topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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