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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners 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 several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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