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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Navassa Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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