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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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