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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better understand these new open educational endeavours. People want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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