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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open 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 a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? How can teachers manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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