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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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