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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also reviews 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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