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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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