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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free 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 several topics that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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