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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are typically 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 a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better perceive these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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