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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in learning technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are typically 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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