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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free 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 a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to be more aware of these open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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