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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for learners 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 many subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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