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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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