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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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