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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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