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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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