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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online learning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Finland to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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