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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning have enabled students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive 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 learning technology organizations are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better grasp these significant new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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