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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically 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 lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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