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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are typically 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. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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