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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning have enabled learners all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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