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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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