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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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