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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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