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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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