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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free 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 several issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like The Bahamas to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better understand these open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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