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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in digital education technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually 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 a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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