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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning have enabled students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always 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 issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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