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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free for students 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 technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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