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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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