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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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