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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these open education endeavours. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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