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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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