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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better grasp these significant new open educational ventures. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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