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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. People want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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