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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly 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 quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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