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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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