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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Central African Republic to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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