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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners 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 quite a few issues that online education organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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