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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always 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 quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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