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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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