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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Micronesia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Instructors want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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