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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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