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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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