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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly 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 issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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