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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are normally free for students 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 technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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