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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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