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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Teachers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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