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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. 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 online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this developing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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