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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. People want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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