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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily 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 issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open education undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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