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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning are enabling students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Greenland to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Students want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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