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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in elearning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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