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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free for learners 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 blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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