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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently 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 learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational ventures. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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