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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are normally free for learners 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 a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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