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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are normally free 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 lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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