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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning are empowering students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Dominica to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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