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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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