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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in online education technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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