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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are customarily 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. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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