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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these significant new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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