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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are 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 quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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