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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better comprehend these compelling new open educational ventures. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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