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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly 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 a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Educators want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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