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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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