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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that elearning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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