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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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