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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about 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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