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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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