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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology enable students all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always 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 quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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