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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students 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 issues that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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