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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC classes are typically 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rutgers University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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