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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these open educational initiatives. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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