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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in elearning have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are generally 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 issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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