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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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