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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are usually 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 organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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