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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic education technology enable students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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