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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology enable people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are 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 topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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