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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guyana to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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