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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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