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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always 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 a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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