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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning have empowered students all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are normally free 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 topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Educators want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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