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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Uganda to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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