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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are almost always free 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 quite a few subjects that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Researchers want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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