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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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