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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are considering now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guadeloupe to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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