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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Elidaemy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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