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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning enable students all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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