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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education are empowering people all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to understand these open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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