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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning are empowering people all over the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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