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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally 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 several subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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