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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Abkhazia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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