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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are commonly 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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