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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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