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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic educational technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently 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 consider today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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