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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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