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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open courses are typically free but do not consistently 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 technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Wake Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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