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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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