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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are typically 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 struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Educators want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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