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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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