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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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