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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are 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 quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Michigan State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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