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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Colombia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better perceive these compelling new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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