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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational ventures. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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