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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Djibouti to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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