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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning are enabling people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Educators want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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