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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners 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 subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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