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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners 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 a variety of topics that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Emory University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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