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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to understand these promising new open educational ventures. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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