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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in digital education technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly 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 numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to understand these open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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