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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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