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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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