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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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