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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online education have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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