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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly 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 many topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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