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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that e-learning organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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