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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students 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 lot of topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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