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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students 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 blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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