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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners 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 several issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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