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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are generally 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 a variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these open education endeavours. People want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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