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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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