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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are usually free 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 many subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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