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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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