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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning have empowered learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs 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 subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Monaco to conduct these MOOC courses? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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