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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these important new open education initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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