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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Norfolk Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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