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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily 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 a variety of issues that blended learning organizations must deal with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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