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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning enable learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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