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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning are empowering people all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better understand these significant new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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