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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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