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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. People want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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