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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Baker Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Trainers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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