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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are generally free for learners 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 many issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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