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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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