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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free 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 variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Students want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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