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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners 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 a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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