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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning make it possible for students all around the world to take online courses. 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. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Teachers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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