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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are generally 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 many topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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