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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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