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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning technology enable people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are free but do not 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 technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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