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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Turkmenistan to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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