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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online education have empowered students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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