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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are normally 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 several topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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