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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning enable learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bermuda to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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