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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Comoros to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. People want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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