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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily 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 many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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