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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are typically 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 a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Students want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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