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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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