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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes 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 distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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