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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better perceive these new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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