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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning enable learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open 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 a lot of topics that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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