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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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