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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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