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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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