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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners 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 several issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this growing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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