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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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