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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning have empowered humans all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are free for students 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 many topics that online education institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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