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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning enable learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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