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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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