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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are generally 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 variety of subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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