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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free 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 subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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