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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that elearning institutions are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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