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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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