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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are usually 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 variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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