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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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