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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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