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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally 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. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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