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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions must deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Seychelles to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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