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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly 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 quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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