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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology enable humans all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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