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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free 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 a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Saint Martin to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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