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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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