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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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