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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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