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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online education technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free 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 topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Helena to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes 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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