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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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