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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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