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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are usually 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 several issues that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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