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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education are enabling students all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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