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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly 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 many subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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