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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for learners 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 numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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