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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These 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 many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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