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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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