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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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