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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free 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 many topics that distance learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Reunion to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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