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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning enable people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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