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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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