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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students 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 several issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brunei to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education