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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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