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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in electronic education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are usually 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 a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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