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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are commonly 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 subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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