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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands to conduct these massive open online courses? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better grasp these new open education undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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