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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning enable people all over the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational endeavours. People want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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