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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in e-learning are enabling learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that elearning institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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