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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free 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 many topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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