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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently 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 have to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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