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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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