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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic educational technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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