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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses 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 variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to understand these new open education initiatives. Students want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also studies 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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