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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Denmark to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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