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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly 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. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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