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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always 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 numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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