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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly 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 many subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Micronesia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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