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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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