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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are normally 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 quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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