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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for learners 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 a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better understand these important new open education ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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