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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally 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 variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Greenland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to understand these important new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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