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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning enable humans all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Trainers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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