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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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