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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are normally 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 numerous issues that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these open educational endeavours. Teachers want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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