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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology enable people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online 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 a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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