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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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