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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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