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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education undertakings. Scholars want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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