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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these MOOC courses? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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