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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better comprehend these open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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