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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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