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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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