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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students 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 blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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