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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally 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 a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Slovenia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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