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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Instructors want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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