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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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