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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johnston Atoll to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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