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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for students 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 issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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