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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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