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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Palau to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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