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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better comprehend these exciting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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