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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally 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 elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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