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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning have enabled humans all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Emory University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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