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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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