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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open courses are free for students 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 a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also examines 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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