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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning make it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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