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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that online learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these significant new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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