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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners 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 elearning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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