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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning make it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Greece to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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