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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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