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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently 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 e-learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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