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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational ventures. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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