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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Professors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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