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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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