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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free 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 online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Slovakia to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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